Ten Days of Count Marco
The last time the Zodiac killer wrote to the San Francisco Chronicle under the persona of the Zodiac was the "Exorcist" letter which he sent on January 29, 1974. In the months that followed, the same man is believed to have sent three additional letters to the...
Who Was the Zodiac Killer?
Who was the Zodiac Killer? The Zodiac, also known as the Zodiac Killer, is an as-of-yet unidentified serial killer who was active in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He definitely murdered five people and seriously injured two others...
Bad Company
The Zodiac killer is known to have written to three Bay-Area newspapers: the Vallejo Times Herald, the San Francisco Examiner and, his clear favorite, the San Francisco Chronicle. All three of these newspapers have survived to this day, and, not surprisingly, each has...
Criminal Minds “True Genius” Available Online
If you missed True Genius, the episode of Criminal Minds that revolves around the possible re-emergence of the Zodiac Killer, you can now watch it online [no longer available - check here to find it]. Many of the people who regularly follow the show appear to have...
Thoughts on Criminal Minds “True Genius”
I had reasonably high hopes for this episode, really I did. But, in retrospect, it's clear to me that the reason I had such high hopes was precisely because I had never actually watched Criminal Minds. If I had seen just one installment, I'm quite certain that I would...
Zodiac Basis for Criminal Minds “True Genius” Episode
Criminal Minds, the CBS television show centered around a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), will be airing an episode entitled True Genius this Wednesday, January 18 @ 9:00 ET. The episode's plot is based on the case of the Zodiac. From...
Hidden City Zodiac Segment
The Travel Channel's Hidden City is the latest show to dedicate air time to the subject of the Zodiac. The hour-long episode covers three San-Francisco topics, the other two being Harvey Milk and gold-rush era vigilantism. You can find episode information and a...
New Zodiac Killer Website
Just over ten years ago, Michael Kelleher, Ph.D. and David Van Nuys, Ph.D. collaborated on an analysis of the Zodiac case. The fruit of their labor was the book This is the Zodiac Speaking: Into the Mind of a Serial Killer. In it, Kelleher tackled all aspects of the...
Zodiac Killer Segment Voted Best of 2011
In February, the Weekend TODAY show did a segment on the Zodiac Killer. Apparently, the segment has been voted one of the best of 2011. Generally, I'm happy to see coverage that keeps the case of the Zodiac in the public eye. This segment is reasonably well done. The...
Interesting Map of San Francisco Homicides
On August 7, 1969, the San Francisco Examiner published an article entitled The Phenomenon of Sudden Death. This piece described the alarming rate at which people were being murdered in San Francisco during 1969. Accompanying the article was the above map which...